How long is gifted hands movie

Quotes Sonya Carson : I didn't say they weren't expensive clothes. User reviews 34 Review. Top review. A Rise to Prominence. Ben Carson is a 'real life' doctor who overcame many, many hardships and disadvantages to reach the level of Neuro-surgeon at John Hopkins Hospital where he still practices. The primary actor, Cuba Gooding Jr. Carson and Kimberly Elise as the single mother of two boys are played extremely well.

As they grow up in not the best of circumstances she is their constant motivator even thought, at first, she is illiterate. As a youngster and teen he is constantly pushed by her to succeed and in the end succeed and succeed he does, to the top of his field while his brother goes on to become and engineer. The story is brilliantly told and realistically shot, well directed and as the actors ages advance we see the portrayed by the next actor in a realistic manner.

All in all a great movie to watch and in the end as about as rewarding to have seen as it gets. Details Edit. Release date February 7, United States. United States. Gifted Hands. Detroit, Michigan, USA. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 26 minutes.

Related news. Feb 26 Rollingstone. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. More Details. Watch offline.

Available to download. This movie is Inspiring, Emotional, Feel-Good. More Like This. He grows from being a poor student to the top of his class and then to become a world-famous neurosurgeon. It would be hard not to be inspired by this movie. As the story begins, Ben played by Cuba Gooding, Jr.

The movie then flashes back to show when Ben as a child played by Jaishon Fisher was such a poor student he failed to get a single answer right on a test. He is unmercifully ridiculed by his white classmates, one of whom he hits in the mouth.

She also limits their television viewing and requires them to read. At an awards ceremony, his success is recognized, but a teacher berates his white classmates for letting a black child from a broken home do better than them. Ben begins to rebel.